Hi Marynelle, We have a film that addresses your query for #2 on your list below: Science fiction fiction:
What If...? A Film About Judith Merrill is a portrait of the daringly inventive woman science fiction writer whose visionary writing gained her a loyal following. For a full description, please click here: http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=976. Sincerely, Andrea Traubner Filmakers Library 124 E. 40 St. NY, NY 10016 Tel. 800 555 9815 Fax. 212 808 4983 [email protected] www.filmakers.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marynelle Chew" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:27 PM Subject: [Videolib] Help finding a films on various aspects of literature Greetings all, I'm not a film librarian (if I can't find anything on Google, I'm stuck) and could use the assistance of your knowledge and expertise to identify films that might meet these criteria (5 different requests in all). #1 Is there a film about Blake's "Song's of Innocence and Experience" that might include discussion, analysis, dramatic readings and also discuss the importance of the illuminated marginalia as well as display it? #2 Is there a film that discusses science fiction and speculative fiction in terms of history of the genre, the connection to myth? Something that would be a sort of capstone type of lecture. #3 Is there a US-distributed version of "We" by Yvegeni Zamyatin? We found Wir (made for TV in 1981) and it's undoubtedly in German. The professor prefers English, with subtitles as a second choice. #4 Crime & Punishment - the Complete Miniseries (1980) (WEA 2003?) is currently available on Amazon as a download. I found a physical copy on buy.com, but it's also sold out. Suggestions for obtaining a used physical copy? #5. I'll include the instructor's request below for your consideration. I'd also like to show a movie to my [junior-level English] class (Dostoevsky and Tolstoy). I'd like it to be interesting and educational, but also low stress and more celebratory than challenging. The class is about the moral aspects, or the moral imperative in these authors. Do you or any of your film librarian friends know of any film that would be a nice closing act for the end of the class? It could talk about the relevance of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky to today's world issues, or popular expressions of their works and ideas, something for the "and now what" factor that's always lingering after an intensive class. It could also be nice to see if there were some discussions of their contribution to moral philosophy or social consciousness. Maybe it's another case of, "I need to make the movie..." but it's worth investigation surely, since these are established authors with a worldwide following. This was a lot to ask and on behalf of my professor and myself, we are most grateful for any assistance you may be able to render. Marynelle ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Marynelle Chew Head, Technical Services Joseph F. Smith Library Brigham Young University-Hawaii 55-220 Kulanui St. #1966 Laie, HI 96762 Ph: (808) 675-3863 Fax: (808) 675-3877 [email protected] VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
